The Advocate

The Advocate’s weekly news update for 4-26

April 26, 2017

ASU uses student fees to pay full-time employee’s salary

April 25, 2017

The Associated Student Union Board voted to use funds from the $5 Student Activity Fee (SAF) to pay 25 percent of Student Life Coordinator Joel Nickelson-Shanks’ full-time salary for the 2017-18 fiscal year. At its meeting o...

Wellness Week brings stability

By Michael Santone, News Editor

April 25, 2017

Wellness Week, scheduled for Monday through Thursday, is dedicated to combating the woes associated with student life, and the approach of finals. Instructional Counseling Assistant Vanessa Johnson said each day of Wellness We...

‘Last resort’ picks pockets

By Editorial Board, The Advocate

April 25, 2017

The Associated Student Union Board renewed its agreement to use student fees to pay for part of a full-time employee’s salary because the college administration couldn’t find funds elsewhere to pay it. At the weekly public...

Elections to reshuffle ASU Board

By Lorenzo Morotti, Associate Editor

April 18, 2017

Students at Contra Costa College can vote for the next Associated Student Union (ASU) president, vice president and parliamentarian starting on Monday in the Student Lounge. The ASU is the legislative body capable of bolstering campus c...